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Monday, 17 February 2014

Snake Gourd with Dhal Curry /Pathola Curry

I always cook Snake gourd without mixing any other veggie
or legume. This time I tried snake gourd with dhal. Actually I saw many Indian
recipes which cook snake gourd and dhal together and thought of give it a
try.Anyway,I changed the Indian recipe to a Sri Lankan version. I added coconut
milk and even spices are as per Sri Lankan cooking. This combination is really
good and the curry came out well.

Before posting this, I checked for Sri Lankan
style snake gourd recipe in my blog. Seems I haven’t shared any Sri Lankan recipe.
May be next time I will cook Sri Lankan Snake gourd curry(pathola curry) and
share it here. Anyway, I have shared a salad recipe with snake gourd. Try it. It
is delicious and healthy too, same as carrot salad.

Here is the recipe for Snake Gourd and Dhal curry.

Ingredients

Snake Gourd250g

Dhal1/4 cup

Raw curry powder 1 tspn

Turmeric
Powder1/4 tsp

½ tspn Fenugreek seeds

1 inch piece cinnamon

4-5 Green
chilies

1 medium sized Onion(sliced)

Saltto taste

1 cup thin coconut milk

½ cup thick coconut milk

To Temper

2 tbspn
cookingOil

½ tspnMustard seeds

2-3Dry Red chilies

1 sprig Curry leaves

Sliced onion(1/2 of a medium sized onion)

Method

Wash dhal and add all the spices into it.(raw curry
powder,turmeric,fenugreek seeds, cinnamon)

Cook till both are cooked well, remember not to overcook
till snake gourd is mashy!

Then add thick coconut milk & salt. Adjust salt as
per taste. Let it simmer in a low flame.

Meantime, in another pan prepare the tempering. Heat oil
and add mustard seeds followed by onion, red chili and curry leaves. When onion
is brownish, add this to the snake gourd and dhal curry. Mix well.

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